The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the drought-tolerant maple Acer coriaceifolium H. Lév.(Aceraceae)

Abstract

The complete chloroplast sequence of Acer coriaceifolium H. Lév., an ideal ornamental tree species that is attractive by its colorful fruits, was determined in this study. The plastome consists of 159,736 bp with a typical circular structure including double inverted repeats (IRs) 26,497 bp in length separated by a large single-copy (LSC) region of 87,770 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 16,972 bp, respectively. It contained 130 genes, including 92 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA genes, and 8 ribosomal genes. Furthermore, maximum likelihood phylogenomic analysis was performed based on complete plastomes of the Aceraceae, which supported close relationships between A. coriaceifolium and A. sino-oblongum, A. griseum, A. davidii, A. morrisonense, A. miaotaiense, A. truncatum.

Keywords

• chloroplast genome
• phylogenomic analysis
• acer coriaceifolium